Roma No. 3 / Vaticano
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02563ROM
Object Type: Other
Object Details: sarcophagus, Roman
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: San Pietro in Vaticano
Font Location in Church: In the chapel where the Pieta now rests until 1694
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: See Index for other fonts in this church.
Church Address: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
Site Location: Vaticano, Santa Sede / Vaticano, Europe
Additional Comments: recycled font: 4th century Roman sarcophagus used as font for almost 250 years
Font Notes:
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A sarcophagus which had contained the remains of prefect Probus (4th century) was used between ca. 1450 and 1694 as the church's baptismal font. Current whereabouts unknown. (Lees-Milne, 1967, p. 289)
COORDINATES
UTM: 33T 288761 4642057
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.902222, 12.453333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 54′ 8″ N, 12° 27′ 12″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown
REFERENCES
- Lees-Milne, James, Saint Peter's: the Story of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967, p. 289